Bursa vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$362
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
2.9M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bursa is 7% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6479th and 6711th ($789 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bursa compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4634th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.31%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$2.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.27
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6731
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559